Disinfecting. Lady Garden Edition.
LADIES! Don't forget! While washing your hands, disinfecting the house, cooking, Zooming a conference call, schooling your children, walking the dog, paying bills [...]
History of Toilet Paper, fit to be dyed
Were you the victim of a pink 1970s bathroom? Did the roses stare at you from every angle? Were you confused about where [...]
Toilet paper, number 2
People were not converted by Gayetty's aloe vera infused sheets in their fancy box. However, people DID become a bit enamored of the [...]
Toilet paper, take 1
The rumor is going around that y'all can't get enough toilet paper, so here is a look at toilet paper history for you. [...]
Small Businesses
Thanks to Michael and crew for going on a history tour today! I had the best time by staying 6 feet from y'all. [...]
Local Garden Geckos
Backyard garden robot got a new coat of paint. Explore Dallas History hosts several adorable geckos in the backyard. They often hang out [...]
Old Red – the restored clock tower
One of the last major projects of the Old Red restoration was the clock tower. Having been dismantled in 1919, the Dallas County [...]
Old Red – the restoration years
Restoration of Old Red was slow going. It included pulling out the warren of offices, drop ceilings, florescent lights, etc. The original plaster [...]
Old Red Courthouse – the sad years modifications
The Dallas County Courthouse (Old Red) was slowly transformed in to a character-less shell of its former self throughout the 20th century. First, [...]
Back to Old Red Courthouse …the sad years
My last post on Old Red Courthouse discussed the sandstone materials/lack of steel support structure of the original design meant that the building [...]